EU & Labour Law
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Maternity protection ruling triggers wider claims against the Swedish state
The fallout is now being felt from the Swedish Labour Court’s ruling on how Sweden has implemented the EU’s Pregnant Workers Directive.
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Why the EU’s minimum wage ruling is good news for the Nordic labour market model
It is now clear that our labour market model is holding up and that we can carry on as usual. That was the overall reaction in the Nordic countries, even though Denmark largely lost the case in which it had sought to have the EU Court of Justice annul the EU minimum wage directive.
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ETUC says no
Yes, BusinessEurope would like to discuss the possibility of negotiating with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on parts of this. That was the employer organisation’s answer to the questions raised by the European Commission in the second round of consultations on telework and the right to disconnect. This time, however, ETUC says no.
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Court rules Sweden’s pregnancy benefit breaches EU Pregnant Workers directive
Pregnant women do not receive adequate compensation when they cannot work due to risks to their own or their unborn child’s health. So says Sweden’s Labour Court (AD), which recently ruled two municipalities must pay additional wages to two teachers who could not work because of the infection risk during Covid.
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Swedish strip club lost the first round
The ban on night work for employees at the strip club still applies, despite the fact that they created a trade union that entered into a collective agreement with the club’s owner, Flirt Fashion AB, for an exemption from the Working Hours Act.
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A “Laval 2.0” case underway before the Swedish Labour Court?
Can Swedish trade unions take industrial action against foreign companies to make them pay occupational pensions for their posted workers? That is the question in a new case before the Swedish Labour Court, which bears similarities to the notorious Laval case that had far-reaching consequences for the Nordic countries.
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Collective bargaining – where exactly does the EU stand?
Will there be any real change when the EU now aims to promote collective bargaining at all levels – or is it just pretty words? This was one of the questions discussed at a Nordic conference on current EU issues at the end of 2024.
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AFI and Arbeidsliv i Norden: A Nordic view of working life
The Norwegian Work Research Institute AFI turns 60 this year. For 24 of those years, the institute has published Arbeidsliv i Norden (the Nordic Labour Journal) on commission from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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Swedish strip club challenges ban on night work
Should the employees at the strip club Club Heartbeat be allowed to work all night? No, says the Swedish Work Environment Authority. Yes, says the club’s owner, referring to a new collective agreement that allows exceptions to the Working Hours Act.
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